Motor insurance companies have been selling on the personal details of their
customers to claims-management companies and “ambulance chasing” lawyers.

Insurers have been trading in customer details, in the knowledge that this has
contributed to a dramatic rise in claims, particularly for personal injury,
and increasingly widespread instances of fraud, concludes a damning
investigation by Jack Straw, the MP for Blackburn and former Justice
Secretary.

Insurers fuel the claims, even though they force up their costs because the
referral fees provide vital revenue — between £200 and £1,000 per name.